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Backplate of iron cuirass
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Backplate of iron cuirass

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1699 · iron (metal); copper (metal); leather

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Backplate, iron, painted black, made from a single plate. Edges of the neck and arm cutouts are flanged. On both sides of the arm cutouts two riveted shoulder straps, at the bottom, directly above the waistband, riveted stop and buckle of the waist belt. The triple decorative line runs parallel to the edges of the backplate. The waistband has a drilled pin on the right side; the other side is missing the pin. The edge of the waistband is flanged.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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backplate
Credit lineRugplaat van ijzeren kuras. c. 1600 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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